Display rack and bin



y 1935- B. J. DAVIDSON ET AL 2,006,447

DISPLAY RACK AND BIN Filed July '25, 1932 4 Sheets-Sheet 1 14 CF13 LA ANDREW CHAPPORY,JR.

INVENTORS y 1935- B. J. DAVIDSON ET AL 2,006,447

DISPLAY RACK AND BIN Filed July 23, 1952 4 Sheets-Sheet 2 BRUCE J DAV\D5ON ANDREW CHAPPORY, JR

29 IN VENT R5 July 2, 1935. B. J. DAVIDSON ET AL 2,005,447

' I DISPLAY RACK AND BIN Filed July 23, 1952 4 Sheets-Sheet 3 1 I I n BRUCE J. DAWDEON CO ANDREW CHAPPORY JR.

INVE'NTRS y 1935. B. J. DAVIDSON ET AL 2,006,447

' DISPLAYRACK AND BIN Fiied July 23, 1932 4 Sheets-Sheet 4 BRUCE J DAVDfiON ANDREW CHAFFO'RY JR.

INVENTORS I/ll Patented July 2, 11935 i t r 2 447 Qumran STAT-ES PATENT oflF i cE Bruce J. DavidsonyKew Gardens, and Andrew Chappory, Jr., Brooklyn, N. Y., 'assignors to National BiscuitCompany, New York, N. Y., a corporation of New Jersey Application July 23, .1932, Serial No. 624,220 10 Claims. (01. 211-81) This invention relates to improvements in con- Figs. 8 to 11 are, detail views showing how the tainers'fordisplaying packaged goods such as are basket is reversed or inverted on the frame. a commonly packaged. in small boxes,'cartons, and Fig. 12 shows-one of the ears onthe basket. the like; I Fig. l3 is an outline of 'the top of the basket in Thefirst object'ofourinvention is to provide a collapsed position.

display device having a basket or bin which can R f rrin now to the r w n We h shown be inverted after freshsupplies are added to it. in Figs. 1, 7, and 11 a wire package basket Arest- ,By inverting the basket, the newer goods find ing in a wire stand '13 The basket iscapable of their place at the bottom of the'saidbasket while r volvin inth st nd on l es 3 and after being the older goods come to the top. Thus, the older inverted, of being Supported 011 braces m supply is available for use or sale before thenewer In detail, the b t 0 container A comprises goods, and the older goods are prevented from duplicateends I!) and H, Figeach' n pr :remaining at the bottomof .the basket untilthey erably formed of a rod bent and'welded toform may become stale, a a rhomboidal frame, to the top and bottom sides r A further object is to provide a' combined f w h a p u a y of pac d p l es l2 1 5 basket and support or frame which is collapsible are welded. Also at the center of each end there .andwhich c n -b hi ed stored fiat A fur; is secured a vertical rod I3 formed with acentral ther object is to providean improved construction 9 M for Supporting the basket 0n the for advantageously carrying anddisplaying conframe when it is being inverted. A central horitainers such as cartons andthe 1ike -A further 20111731 lOd l5 iswelded t0 the front rearsides 20 object is-to provide a combined basket and .supof each and frame and t0 the Vertical wires 52 port or frag e which is preferably-cgnstruggd of 130 strengthen and stiffen the end. The basket wire throughout and which is rugged and durable, also duplicate fronteand r s 1. muse, and duplicate covers I8, I 9, either of which covers Other objects will .be in part obvious from the yeither the bottom ofthe b s or a 5 annexed drawings and in part hereinafter indihinged Closure for the 7 catedin connection therewith by the following rEaChSide is f ed fromv th eeh0riz0nta1 description ofthis invention, rods 20, 2|, 22, (Figs. Z'and 3) each of which at t This invention accordingly 'consists in the feaeach end is'bent t0 form an eye 23 e b ac One 39 tures of construction, combination of'parts and Ofthe verticalisidesof the YeSPQCtil/e ends, 39 in the unique relation of the members and in the so as to Wide hinged connection therewith relative proportioningand disposition thereof, all a permit the basket to be C ap ed-0 fo ded as' are more completely "outlined herein. nt Q e- A number (Jr-spaced- To enable others skilled in theart'to fully corn- Parallel vertigal'wires 24 W Welded to rods no prehendthe underlying features thereof t t they 20, 21, 22 as clearly shown in Figs. 1, 2, and 3.

may embody the Same in the numerous m Each 'cover l8, 9 comprises four parallel rods, tions in. structure and relation contemplated by which the two'ou-ter s 25 are duplicates as this invention, drawings depicting a preferred e 'innerones At one end, aeachof form of thegmvention have been annexed as 3 these rods is bent to-form one eye 21 which empart of this disclosure braces the top rod 22 of oneof the sides [6, -I' and 40 In the drawings: formsa hinged connection therewith. 7 Fig. 1 is a-front elevation of the'basket and 'At Opposlte' ends each rod '25 is b to Stand in set-up position'with both covers hangform. fight angled hook adaptfed hook I under the top bar?!) of the adJacent side, and the mg 1 f th b k t I corresponding endsof the inner bars 26 are bent t P an j as y to form hooks 29 adapted to hook around the same Fig. -3 IS a side elevation of the basket. topbar 20; a & 15 elevatmn of the basket The :covers on the two sides of the basket are 5 is a Side View of the stand m setqlp p051 identical andeither may form either, the bottom 0 tiOIL of the basket or its cover, and a number of'par- 1 1 frontrelevetion 0f thestand inset-up 'allel wires 29' are welded to the rods 25, 2s. position. As best'shown in Figs. 5' and 6, the stand B has *Fig. 7 is a side view of the basket and frame in side frames C, D, each of which ,is formed froma. set up position, with the lower part of the stand continuous rod or bar bent to form braces 30, 31 F cut away; i i and vertical legs-32, 33, whichslope toward. each other at the top and are bent to provide a ledge 34 and socket 35 to receive one of the ears I4 on the basket. A short bar 36 is welded across the socket to prevent its spreading. The vertical parts of the front legs 32 are shorter than the vertical parts of rear legs 33, and are connected by a horizontal tie rod or cross brace 31 having an eye 38, 39 at each end to form a hinged connection with the side members. Diagonal braces 40, 4! have hinged connections 42, 43 at their lower ends with legs 32 and at their upper ends are welded to the tie rod 31. Vertical tie rods 44, 45 are welded to the tie rod 31 and braces 40, 4|. Similarly the rear legs 33 are hingedly connected by the horizontal tie rod 46, and diagonal braces 41, 48 are hinged to the legs 33 at their lower ends and welded to the tie rod 46 at their upper ends. Vertical tie rods 49, 50 are welded to the braces 41, 48 and tie rod 46, as shown in Figs. 5 and 6.

When the covers l8, I!) are closed, the hooks 29 engage around the adjacent top bar 20, and the hooks 28 engage over the bar as best shown in Fig. '7. The cover (as H!) which is on the bottom of the basket (Fig. 7) is securely supported and forms a firm bottom closure. In Fig. 7, both covers are shown closed, and when it is desired to open the top cover, the rod or bar 20 will be bent inwardly near its center sufficiently to disengage the central hooks 29. This allows the cover to be slid to the rear because the eyes 21 are elongated as shown in Figs. '7 and 11, until the hooks 28, 29 will clear the bar 20, when the lid may be raised and turned to the rear about its hinged connections 21.

Referring now to Figs. '7 to 12, the ears l4 have contracted portions 5| which serve as trunnions to support the basket on the frame and about which the basket may be rotated when it is being turned upside down. As stated above, the side bars of rod 31 being in front and lower than the rear rod 46 so that the top of the basket has a downward slope toward the front. Fig. 11 shows the basket supported on the frame as it is in actual use with the top cover opened back against the rear side of the basket. Assume now that the basket has been filled with packages, such as packages of biscuit or crackers, and half or more of them have been sold, A clerk or agent will then level off the remainingpackages in the bottom of the basket, and fill'it to the top with fresh goods. The cover I8 is closed and the hooks 28, 29 engaged with the top bar 20. The basket is then lifted in the frame and the trunnions 5| rested on the ledges 34 as shown in Fig. 7. This raises the basket high enough so that it clears the rear tie rod 46. The basket is then tipped toward the front (Fig. 8) turning on the trunnions 5| (Figs. 9 and 10), until the ears l4 become vertical when the trunnions will drop into the sockets 35 and the basket be reversed, coming to rest on the tie rods 31 and 46. The cover l9, which before reversal was on the bottom, is now opened'and turned down against the back of the basket as shown in Fig. 11, exposing the older packages which are now on top. As often asmay be necessary, the basket is refilled and turned upside down sothat the older goods are sold first and there is no accumulation of stale merchandise.

As stated above, the sides and ends of the basket are pivotally connected together, and the braces and tie rods are pivotally connected to the sides of the stand. This permits the basket and stand to be collapsed or folded flat (in assembled position) for storage or shipment. To fold the entire rack as a unit, both covers I8, l9 are opened and dropped down parallel to the front and rear sides of the basket, one from the top of the basket at the rear, and the other down from the bottom of the basket at the front, as shown in Fig. 1. When this has been done, pressure on diagonally opposite corners of the basket or stand will cause the two to fold flat. In Fig. 13, I have illustrated diagrammatically how the basket collapses, the covers and the frame being omitted from this figure to avoid confusion that would result from so many lines. When it is desired to set-up the rack, the two opposite corners that were pressed in (corners 52, 53, Fig. 13) are pulled out until the basket and stand again become rectangular in outline. One of the covers l8, I9 is then closed to form the bottom of the basket, and it'is ready to be filled and used.

From the foregoing it will be seen that we have made an improved rack foreffectually displaying merchandise of various kinds, that is convenient to use and will enable the merchant using it always to keep his stock fresh.

While we have shown the basket as rhomboidal, this is but one form that may be used, and we may often prefer to make the basket in the form of a cube or parallelepiped. In some instances, as when the basket is not to be collapsed, it may be cylindrical. We claim as our invention all modifications and variations of the stand and basket that come within the scope of our claims.

Having thus described one form that our invention may take, what we claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

l. A display device comprising a basket, a stand having horizontal cross braces supporting the basket,'and co-operating means on the stand and basket for inverting the basket on said cross braces.

2. A display device comprising a reversible bin top and bottom covers hingedly connected to opposite sides thereof, means for securing the covers in closed position, a stand having side frames connected by diagonal braces, cross bars connecting said side frames and supporting said'bin,

and cooperating means on said bin and side frames for supporting the bin independent of the crossbars while it is being reversed.

3. A display device comprising a bin having top and bottom covers, a stand having side frames connected by diagonal braces, a front cross bar connecting said side frames, a rear cross bar connecting said side frames higher than said front cross bar, said bin being normallysupported on said cross bars with its top and bottom covers inclined downward toward the front. I

4. A display device comprising a reversible bin havingtop and bottom covers, a stand having side frames, a front cross bar connecting said side frames, a rear cross bar connecting said side frames, said bin being'normally supported on said cross bars, said bin having side supports, said side frames having ledges adapted to receive said supports and rotatably support said bin above said cross bars.

5. A display device comprising a reversible bin having top and bottom covers, a stand having side frames, a front cross bar connecting said side frames, a rear cross bar connecting said side frames higher than said front crossbar, said bin being normally supported on said cross bars, said bin having side supports, said side frames having ledges adapted to receive said supports and rotatably support. said bin above said cross bars, and sockets in said side frames for receiving said side supports when said binhas been reversed.

6. A stand for a display device comprising a pair of side frames, each formed from a single rod, said rod being shaped to form front and rear legs with a diagonal brace extending from the foot of each leg upwardly to join the other leg, the legs converging above their juncture with the tops of the braces, and being joined at the top to form a socket and ledge; a pair of horizontal cross bars joining said side frames adjacent the tops of said diagonal braces; and front and rear diagonal tie rods joining the feet of said side frames to said cross bars.

'7. A collapsible display device comprising a bin having its four sides hingedly connected, top and bottom covers hingedly connected to diagonally opposite edges of two of said sides, a stand having two spaced side frames, one on each side of said bin, ears on'said bin engaging in sockets in said side frames, cross bars and braces pivotally connected to said side frames, said cross bars being disposed to support said bin, said pivotal connections being arranged to permit said bin and stand to be collapsed together.

8. A display device comprising a pair of side frames each having front and rear legs, said legs of each frame being joined at the top by means providing a ledge and socket, front and rear cross bars and braces joining said side frames, said rear cross bar being higher than said front cross bar, a rhomboidal shaped basket'supported on said front and rear cross bars, top and bottom covers for said basket, trunnions on said basket adapted to engage said ledges and rotatably support the basket thereon andto engage in said slots when the basket is supported on said cross bars.

9'. A stand for supporting a reversible bin comprising a pair of side frames,ledges on said frames for rotatably supporting the bin, cross bars at different heights connecting said frames and fixedly supporting the bin below said ledges, and vertical socketson said side frames forming guides for said bin as it is moved from its fixed to its rotatable supports.

10. A display device comprising a basket havotally supporting the basket whereby the posi-, tions of its top and bottom covers maybe re-.

versed on said supports.

BRUCE J. DAVIDSON. ANDREW CHAPPORY, JR. 

